Caster.



F. W. WANDA.

CASTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, 1915.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT o rica. V

FRA'NK W. WANDA, OF MADISON, MAINE.

CASTER.

Specification of Letters Patent; l Pateted Feb. 15, 1916. l

Application filed November 22, 1915. Serial No. 62,746.

, ture casters and more particularly to casters for use in moving heavy articles, such as machinery, and my Object is to provide a novel construction of caster which may be readily attached to, and removed from, the

a framework of looms, engines and the like articles for temporary use while moving said articles from place to place.

My invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, Figure 1 being a side elevation of a caster embodying my present improvement and F ig. 2 is a vertical, transverse sectional, view on the line 2-2 of F ig. 1. In Fig. 3 I have illustrated the manner of clamping said caster to an engine'bed.

Referring to these drawings, the numeral 20 indicates a wheel frame consisting ,of a horizontal plate having depending end portions between which latter is pivoted a wheel 21. Swiveled on the plate 20, by means of a strong rivet 22, is a two-part frame which includes opposing sides 23-24 in which are screws 25-26 by means of which the complete caster may be clamped upon a piece of machinery, as will be understood by'reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings. The side plate 23 is formed with an angle plate 23 which is extended downward to provide a hub 23 said hub and angle plate being bored to receive the hub portion 24: of

an angle plate 24 that is formed integral Copes of this patent may be obtained for with the side plate`24c, the arrangement of parts being such that, when they are assembled, a long and substantial bearing is pro- Vided for a rivet 22 by means of which the plate 23 and 24 may be loosely connected. By preference I undercut the plate 24 as at 23 in order that the otherwise free edge portion of plate 24t may, in effect, interlock with said plate 23 and thus Strengthen the' structure tosome extent without limiting the ready adjustment of the device. By thus swiveling the plates 23 and 24 on the frame 20, said plates are left free to adjust themselves to fit surfaces that are parallel with each other or to fit as readily surfaces that are out of parallelrelation to each other. Having been thus located and adjusted, the said plates may be secured in their operative positions by means of the clamping screws 25, 26 already' mentioned.

By the use of casters such as I have'described, machinery and other articles of great weight may be readily moved from.` V

place to place withoutresorting to the use of rollers and levers, as is now most com:

monly practised. c

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and wish to secure by Letters Patent: r r

A caster, including a frame having a rotary member mounted therein, attaching means therefor comprising angular memi bers, the horizontal portion of said angular members being in interfitted and interlocking connection, said interlocking connection including interfitting hubs, one of said horizontal portions being undercut. and the other horizontal ortion having a terminal received by sad undercut, and an aXial rivet received by one of said hubs. 7

FRANK W. WANDA.

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